Presentation
Hematology patient on treatment. Fever and shortness of breath.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Scapular plasmacytoma
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Lucent, expansile, well defined lesion in the body of the right scapula. Minimal cortical destruction.
No other focal bone lesion.
Lungs clear.
Case Discussion
Plasmacytomas are a discrete, solitary mass of neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells in either bone or soft tissue and viewed as a singular form of multiple myeloma.